Chapter 109: New Year Xie Junxing was surprised: "Has His Majesty granted another marriage? ...
Chapter 109
Xie Junxing and the people from Guanyin Temple were in a stalemate with the palace soldiers sent by Tan Dasen for several days.
Lin Zhihua and Pei Nanyu have also been defending the East Courtyard. They deliberately "gave" some of the supplies to Tan Dasen, so that the people of Yuzhou would benefit.
Otherwise, if the stalemate continues, the people will suffer.
Time passed and it was the 27th day of the twelfth lunar month, three days away from the Spring Festival.
I miss my family more during the holidays.
The Spring Festival is the most important festival of the year. People are forced to separate from their families and miss each other terribly.
People's hearts were bound to be unsettled. When Tan Dasen ordered people to distribute food, there were occasional "riots" by the people, trying to rebel against the government.
Fortunately, they were few in number and had little experience, so Tan Dasen suppressed them without any danger.
But this situation is happening more and more.
Tan Dasen became more and more annoyed as he dealt with the situation.
At noon on the 27th day of the twelfth lunar month, Lao Shi and other guards who had gone to ask Li Tiankuo for help returned. Li Tiankuo and his "bandit" brothers also came to Yuzhou with them.
There were not too many people, but most of them were strong, brave and good at fighting.
He is particularly good at horseback archery.
The reason they came so late was that they had to settle their relatives, the elderly, children, women and children in the mountains before going down the mountain.
No matter what, it is a great blessing that they are willing to help.
As soon as Li Tiankuo and Xie Junxing met at the Guanyin Temple, they began to discuss counterattack.
Li Tiankuo: "Since the New Year is approaching and people are feeling uneasy, let's fight quickly and decisively!"
Xie Junxing: "Okay! That's what I planned too!"
The Boy Scouts were actually put to use - they were young enough to sit side by side on the locomotive, and their childish voices were tender and penetrating. They sang the ballad composed by Xie Junxing and paraded around the wall of the Guanyin Temple. The soldiers outside couldn't help but cry, and couldn't help but think of their own children... Their fighting capacity and willpower declined across the board.
If Xie Junxing makes another promise, 30% of them will defect!
Lin Zhihua and Pei Nanyu learned from the wooden bird that Xie Jun and Li Tiankuo had started to act, and they also acted according to the plan - throwing out food and medicine; calling out to the people and soldiers, and winning over as many people as possible to the same camp; the mechanical vehicle led the way, and the guards with high martial arts skills cooperated in the mechanical vehicle to kill the stubborn rebels along the way.
Wherever the mechanical vehicle went, there were wails everywhere.
The imperial envoy team no longer lies dormant, but strikes ruthlessly. Coupled with the deterrent assistance of several mechanical vehicles [heavy weapons], the army of justice is invincible.
Lin Zhihua and his men are most powerful in formations and mechanical techniques. They can easily modify any type of weapon into a powerful weapon that can attack and cause harm in unexpected places.
Xie Junxing also has the support of formations, and the focus is on attacking the mind. Although there are few people who can fight, the overall martial arts skills have been greatly improved with the addition of Li Tiankuo and others.
Therefore, both places have their own advantages, and there will be absolutely no problem in defending them.
In the early morning of the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month, the imperial envoys led by Lin Zhihua and Pei Nanyu and the newly recruited soldiers no longer simply defended the east courtyard of the Governor's Mansion, but expanded to the west courtyard, then the south courtyard, and finally took over the entire Governor's Mansion at the hour of Mao.
Tan Dasen never expected that his home would be stolen by the other party!
It can be seen that his daily abuse of power has planted a lot of disaster for himself - the Governor's Office collapsed from within.
Xie Junxing was constantly breaking up and harvesting Yuzhou's soldiers in small groups - Fan Haoping's injuries had improved and he was able to show up.
As soon as he appeared, some of the soldiers from the Duwei Mansion returned first, and then through persuasion, the soldiers of the entire Yuzhou began to weigh the pros and cons.
Xie Junxing has been having people spread the news - evidence of the Yuzhou governor's rebellion has been sent back to the capital, and a large army will be approaching soon!
If you don't want to be accused of treason, you can surrender before the arrival of reinforcements from the capital and make meritorious contributions. The court will definitely forgive you for the crime because it happened with a reason.
After all, the disaster happened suddenly, and they had no choice but to be deceived by Tan Dasen in order to survive. Just reform yourself.
Otherwise... if you continue to be stubborn, you will only become the first soul to die on the road of the imperial court to eliminate the rebels.
This wave of public opinion propaganda was very effective.
When the imperial army actually arrived, the situation in Yuzhou was already basically under the control of Xie Junxing, Lin Zhihua, Pei Nanyu, and Fan Haoping.
Tan Dasen was hit by Lin Zhihua's sleeve arrow. He did not die, but was half-dead. The military doctor was ordered to keep him alive so that he could live until the moment he was charged with treason.
Leading the army were the brothers Zhou Bokai and Zhou Mingyan.
In any case, the rebellion in Yuzhou had finally subsided. They would have to stay here for a while longer—to clean up the mess, appease the people, completely clear the snow, prepare for the people's spring farming, and deal with some of the rebels.
It is impossible to bring all the rebels to the capital.
Fortunately, in addition to Zhou Bokai and Zhou Mingyan, there was also an official from the Ministry of Justice among the entourage.
Anyway, I can only spend the Spring Festival in Yuzhou.
On the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, the group finally breathed a sigh of relief.
In the newly renovated governor's mansion, everyone celebrated a belated New Year.
Xie Junxing poured Zhou Bokai a glass of wine: "Brother Zhou, thanks for arriving in time. This glass of wine is in your honor."
Zhou Bokai raised his glass and toasted him back, "I toast you, Lord Lin, Lord Pei, Lord Fan, and this... Brother Li. It's you who saved Yuzhou."
When he and his younger brother Zhou Mingyan arrived, the situation here was already basically under the control of Xie Junxing and his men. They were just cleaning up the mess.
Xie Junxing: "No, no, no. If you hadn't arrived in time, they could have counterattacked at any time. Some of them might even have been determined to fight to the death. That would have been too difficult. Not only would the situation be difficult to control, but it would have also caused more casualties among the people."
Zhou Bokai wasn't good with words. He raised his glass and said, "It's not easy for everyone. Anyway...it's all in the wine!"
Xie Junxing and others had a drink together.
Afterwards, everyone relaxed and felt the festive atmosphere.
They were really exhausted during this period of time.
Lin Zhihua missed Lin Zhiyi and Jingyue, so she went to Zhou Mingyan and asked him, "Ayan, do you know how Xiuyuan and the princess are doing? Have they returned to the capital?"
Zhou Mingyan: "No. The three disaster relief teams did not return to the capital for the New Year. The situation is relatively peaceful in Jizhou, where the Third Prince is, and he is the fastest to resolve the disaster. However, he requested to stay for another month to help Jizhou open up the trade routes blocked by heavy snow. Qingzhou, where the princess and Xiuyuan are, is also being rebuilt. They have figured out a safer method of ice fishing, saying that it is to help the people store more seafood before returning to the capital. In any case, it is too late to return to the capital for the New Year. The most dangerous place is Yuzhou, where you are. His Majesty was furious after receiving the news of the rebellion of the Yuzhou Governor and fell seriously ill. Originally, Duke Ding'an or General Gu wanted to come, but because of His Majesty's illness, they chose to stay in the capital. My father pushed my brother and me out."
Lin Zhihua: "So such a big thing happened in the capital."
When the emperor is sick, doesn’t it worry many people?
Ministers, princes, concubines... will all be worried.
"By the way, you just said General Gu... General Gu and my second sister have returned to Beijing?!"
"Yes." Zhou Mingyan smiled. "The Fourth Prince and his men will arrive in the capital soon after the urgent report from Yuzhou reaches the Imperial Study. His Majesty must have considered asking General Gu and the Fourth Prince to come to Yuzhou again, but later changed his mind. Perhaps he still sympathizes with their hard work over the past six months."
Lin Zhihua thought that it might be because he was worried that the Fourth Prince was too powerful, and he was even more worried that Aunt Xuan and his father were not in the capital, and that the other princes would follow suit and do something like Tan Dasen in Yuzhou and commit acts of "rebellion."
The emperor's thoughts during his illness were even more unpredictable...
Of course, Lin Zhihua just pondered this silently in her heart. She quickly changed the subject: "Did the Fourth Prince bring the Princess of the Western Regions back with him?"
Zhou Mingyan nodded: "Yes. They will get married after the New Year."
Lin Zhihua lamented, "Brother Zhou and my elder sister were supposed to get married before the New Year, but the sudden snowstorm disrupted all plans. They've also moved it to after the New Year, right? It's definitely too late to meet the Fourth Prince and his family... Have you set a date yet?"
"It's settled." Zhou Mingyan glanced at Zhou Bokai, who was drinking with Xie Junxing and the others, and a simple smile appeared on his face. "Big brother and his future sister-in-law's wedding is scheduled for the sixth day of March. The fourth prince and the princess of the Western Regions are scheduled for the tenth day of February."
"Wow, I can still catch up." Lin Zhihua was in a good mood. "There will be many happy events in the capital next year. In addition to wedding banquets, there will also be the happiness of the birth of children in the families of several princes."
Zhou Mingyan: "Yes."
The third princess, the crown princess, and the princess of Rui are all about to give birth.
The Third Princess will give birth earlier, in the first month of the year. The Crown Princess and Princess Rui will give birth a little later, probably in February.
I don’t know the exact date.
Zhou Mingyan frowned and said wistfully, "There's one more thing... Don't worry when you hear it."
"What's up?"
"Cheng Lunian's leg has healed, and he's returned to the Imperial College to study. He's changed his attitude and made friends with many young masters from aristocratic families. Before I left Beijing, I heard that he seemed interested in marrying your third sister..."
Lin Zhihua slammed the table and said, "He's dreaming! My father will never agree to that!"
Zhou Mingyan: "This is something that both the Prime Minister and the Crown Prince have mentioned to the Duke... The Duke refused once or twice, but it would be difficult to refuse three or four times..."
Lin Zhihua: "Why not?! My third sister is weak and soft-hearted, how can she marry into the strict Prime Minister's Mansion! And Cheng Lunian is not worthy of my third sister at all!"
Zhou Mingyan: "The Queen has also tried to persuade the Fifth Prince, and she also has her eye on your Third Sister... His Majesty's intention... should be to let the Duke choose one of these two as your Third Sister's husband..."
Lin Zhihua: "What?!"
She was so angry that she threw the cup. She and her eldest sister had finally found a good match. Her second sister was free and easy, a bit like Aunt Xuan, and she probably wouldn't find a suitable husband. Her third sister was the most cherished weak spot in their family, but now she was being targeted by jackals, tigers and leopards, and there was no escape...
And my little brother...
When His Majesty granted the marriage and chose Xiuyuan as Princess Liyang's consort, the Lin family had already made many concessions.
Unexpectedly... the third sister was still dragged into the vortex...
Xie Junxing drank with Zhou Bokai and the others, but he never forgot to keep an eye on the woman he admired. He saw that Lin Zhihua was chatting happily with Zhou Mingyan at first, but then she slammed the table and smashed the cup. He quickly punished himself with a drink, left the table, and walked over to Lin Zhihua: "Zhihua, what happened?"
Lin Zhihua showed a look of grievance on her face: "My third sister's marriage may... not be decided by herself."
Xie Junxing was surprised: "Your Majesty has granted another marriage?"
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